漢字城 Kanji Fortress

買 buy

On'yomi
バイ
Kun'yomi
か-う
Strokes
12
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): か-う.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
買 is written in 12 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A net thrown over a shell — shells were money, so scooping them up in your net means you buy something.

A common word

  • 買い物 かいもの shopping

Example sentences

  • スーパーでたまごをかいました。

    I bought eggs at the supermarket.

  • あたらしいくつをかいたいな。

    I want to buy new shoes.

Don't confuse it with

  • 貴 precious N1

Kanji that share a part

罒 is its radical. 14 kanji share it in all.

  • 夢 dream N3
  • 罪 guilt N3
  • 置 placement N3
  • 署 government office N2
  • 罰 punishment N2
  • 憲 constitution N2
  • 壊 break N2
  • 徳 benevolence N1

貝 is a component. 35 kanji share it in all.